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Igede language

Igede is a language spoken in Lower Benue State and Cross River State, Nigeria, by 461,000 people. Igede is a tripartite referring as well to the "people" and the "igede land" that is occupied by the Igede people.

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Igede
Native toCentral Nigeria
RegionBenue State
EthnicityIgede
Native speakers
461,000 (2020)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3ige
Glottologiged1239

Igede is a language spoken in Lower Benue State and Cross River State, Nigeria, by 461,000 people.1 Igede is a tripartite referring as well to the "people" and the "igede land" that is occupied by the Igede people.

References

References

  1. Igede at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  • Richard Bergman, 1981. An outline of Igede grammar